Report of NCLEX-RN Examination Pass Rates for 2013 Agenda Item: 3.2.8. Prepared by: J. Hooper Board Meeting: January 2014 Summary: The period between October 1 and ending September 30 is used for the purpose of determining programs NCLEX-RN examination pass rates. The attached report provides final 2013 NCLEX-RN examination pass rates of first time test-takers from the professional nursing education programs in Texas. Programs with an asterisk (*) are commended for their pass rates of 90% or above. New programs that have not had graduates or first time test-takers during the examination year are not included in the report. Rule 215.4(c) states that Approval status is determined biennially by the Board on the basis of the program s compliance audit, NCLEX-RN examination pass rate, and other pertinent data. Certificates of ongoing approval for the biennium will be provided to programs in 2014 after Board Staff have reviewed the 2013 Nursing Education Program Information Surveys (NEPIS), the 2013 Compliance Audits for Nursing Education Programs (CANEP), and other pertinent information for each nursing program. Programs with a pass rate below 80% for one year will be required to submit a Self-Study Report to Board Staff according to education guidelines. Programs with a pass rate below 80% for two consecutive years may be placed on Full Approval with Warning. (Please see Agenda Item 3.2.2. for a current list of programs with sanctions.) Trends: The overall 2013 NCLEX-RN examination pass rate for Texas programs is 83.93% (9,290/11,069), which is slightly below the national average of 84.29%. The NCLEX-RN passing standard was raised by the NCSBN Board of Directors in December 2012 effective April 1, 2013, based upon findings in the RN Practice Analysis. It was estimated that the pass rates would drop by approximately 8%. Texas was one of three (3) states that had more than 11,000 first-time candidates candidates for the NCLEX-RN examination. The other two (2) states were California and Florida. Twenty-three (23) of the professional nursing education programs in Texas experienced a ninety percent (90%) or higher 2013 NCLEX-RN examination pass rate. These programs are commended for this performance. One (1) program had a 100% pass rate (Howard College), and thirty-five (35) programs pass rate fell below 80%. Six (6) of the programs with below 80% pass rate are new programs in initial approval. The following table provides a comparison of Texas pass rates with the national average. Year 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 Average for Texas RN Programs 83.93% 9,290/11,069 90.70% (9627/10,614) 87.04% (8452/9711) 89.31% (7959/8912) 91.00% (7413/8146) National Average for RN Programs 84.29% 130,613/154,954 (135,211/149,869) 90.22% 87.81% 87.56% 88.20% The average for Texas RN program fell below the national average in 2011 and 2013. Thirty (30) programs will be required to write a Self-Study Report in 2014. This report is for information only. No Board action is required.
TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING (BON) NCLEX EXAMINATION REPORT FIRST TIME RN CANDIDATES EDUCATED IN TEXAS REGARDLESS OF STATE OF INITIAL LICENSURE Final Report for 2013 (October 1, 2012 - September 30, 2013) Agenda Item 3.2.8. Attachment Diploma Program Location Candidates Passed Pass Rate Covenant School of Nursing Lubbock 133 121 90.98%* Diploma Totals 133 121 90.98% ADN Programs Location Candidates Passed Pass Rate Alvin Community College Alvin 78 72 92.31%* Amarillo College Amarillo 205 162 79.02% Angelina College Lufkin 60 57 95.00%* Angelo State San Angelo 158 129 81.65% Austin Community College Austin 261 237 90.80%* Baptist Health System San Antonio 172 153 88.95% Blinn College Bryan 93 79 84.95% Brazosport College Lake Jackson 34 24 70.59% Brookhaven College Farmers Branch 84 72 85.71% Central Texas College Killeen 111 105 94.59%* Coastal Bend College Beeville 28 20 71.43% College of the Mainland Texas City 56 45 80.36% Collin College McKinney 110 98 89.09% Dallas Nursing Institute Dallas no first-time candidates -- -- Del Mar College Corpus Christi 132 120 90.91%* El Centro College Dallas 282 229 81.21% El Paso Community College El Paso 123 104 84.55% Galen College of Nursing San Antonio 194 162 83.51% Galveston College Galveston 42 30 71.43% Grayson County College Denison 121 109 90.08%* Hallmark College San Antonio 34 23 67.65% Hill College Hillsboro 21 15 71.43% Houston Community College Houston 215 142 66.05%
ADN Programs Location Candidates Passed Pass Rate Howard College Big Springs 12 12 100%* Kilgore College Kilgore 114 88 77.19% Lamar State College Orange 58 45 77.59% Lamar State College Port Arthur 222 140 63.06% Lamar Beaumont 28 25 89.29% Laredo Community College Laredo 35 31 88.57% Lee College Baytown 90 61 67.78% Lone Star College - Cyfair Cypress 92 77 83.70% Lone Star College - Kingwood Kingwood 124 93 75.00% Lone Star College -Montgomery Conroe 68 54 79.41% Lone Star College-North Harris Houston 112 82 73.21% Lone Star College - Tomball Tomball 47 40 85.11% McLennan Community College Waco 121 107 88.43% Midland College Midland 76 56 73.68% Mountain View College Dallas 24 18 75.00% Navarro College Corsicana 78 66 84.62% North Central Texas College Gainesville 82 77 93.90%* Northeast Texas Community College Mt Pleasant 31 26 83.87% Odessa College Odessa 73 47 64.38% Panola College Carthage 48 41 85.42% Paris Junior College Paris 49 43 87.76% Ranger College Early 20 15 75.00% San Antonio College San Antonio 364 250 68.68% San Jacinto College-Central Pasadena 175 135 77.14% San Jacinto College-South Houston 32 29 90.63%* South Plains College Levelland 47 45 95.74%* South Texas College McAllen 180 159 88.33% Southwest Texas Junior College Uvalde 13 12 92.31%* St. Philip s College (closed) San Antonio 2 1 50.00% Tarrant County College Fort Worth 231 196 84.85% Temple College Temple 79 62 78.48% Texarkana College Texarkana 64 53 82.81%
ADN Programs Location Candidates Passed Pass Rate Texas Southmost College Brownsville 108 77 71.30% Texas State Technical College Brownwood 27 24 88.89% Texas State Technical College Harlingen 19 12 63.16% Trinity Valley Community College Kaufman 163 101 61.96% Tyler Junior College Tyler 157 135 85.99% Vernon College Vernon 100 76 76.00% Victoria College Victoria 85 76 89.41% Weatherford College Weatherford 74 67 90.54%* Wharton County Junior College Wharton 51 47 92.16%* ADN Total 6,189 5,088 82.21% BSN Programs Location Candidates Passed Pass Rate Angelo State San Angelo 16 13 81.25% Baylor Dallas 152 140 92.11%* Chamberlain College of Nursing Houston 16 14 87.50% Concordia Austin 56 42 75.00% East Texas Baptist Marshall 12 9 75.00% Houston Baptist Houston 46 37 80.43% Lamar Beaumont 82 78 95.12%* Midwestern State Wichita Falls 151 114 75.50% Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing Abilene 56 47 83.93% Prairie View A&M Houston 164 142 86.59% Sam Houston State Huntsville 32 28 87.50% Schreiner Kerrville 20 12 60.00% Southwestern Adventist Stephen F. Austin State Keene 48 41 85.42% Nacogdoches 118 103 87.29% Tarleton State Stephenville 98 84 85.71% Texas A&M HSC School of Nursing Texas A&M International College Station 71 69 97.18%* Laredo 65 51 78.46%
BSN Programs Location Candidates Passed Pass Rate Texas A&M Corpus Christi 155 133 85.81% Texas Christian Fort Worth 170 129 75.88% Texas State - San Marcos Texas Tech HSC - Gayle Greve Hunt SON Round Rock 81 74 91.36%* El Paso 64 42 65.63% Texas Tech HSC SON Lubbock 285 246 86.32% Texas Woman s Denton 368 333 90.49%* of Houston-Victoria Victoria 37 36 97.30%* of The Incarnate Word San Antonio 56 45 80.36% of Mary Hardin Baylor Belton 137 96 70.07% of Texas at Arlington Arlington 382 349 91.36%* of Texas at Austin Austin 120 112 93.33%* of Texas at El Paso El Paso 177 158 89.27% of Texas Pan American Edinburg 131 106 80.92% of Texas at Tyler Tyler 275 240 87.27% of Texas Health Science Center in Houston of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston Houston 258 248 96.12%* San Antonio 322 269 83.54% Galveston 290 248 85.52% Wayland Baptist San Antonio 95 67 70.53% West Texas A&M Canyon 73 69 94.52%* Western Governors Austin 15 11 73.33% BSN Total 4,694 4,035 85.96% MSN Programs Location Candidates Passed Pass Rate of Texas at Austin - Partial MSN Austin 53 46 86.79% of Texas at Austin - Alternate Entry MSN Austin No testtakers MSN Total 53 46 86.79% GRAND TOTAL FOR TEXAS 11,069 9,290 83.93% NATIONAL AVERAGE 154,954 130,613 84.29% * Denotes programs with above 90% pass rate and receiving commendations.